RMX 2000 Administrator's Guide Version 7.6.1 - Polycom

Lecture Mode
Enabling Lecture Mode
Chapter 3-Additional Conferencing Information
Lecture Mode enables all participants to view the lecturer in full screen while the conference
lecturer sees all the other conference participants in the selected layout while he/she is
speaking. When the number of sites/endpoints exceeds the number of video windows in
the layout, switching between participants occurs every 15 seconds. Conference participants
cannot change their Personal Layouts while Lecture Mode is enabled.
Automatic switching is suspended when one of the participants begins talking, and it is
resumed automatically when the lecturer resumes talking.
Lecture Mode is enabled at the conference level by selecting the lecturer.
Automatic switching between participants viewed on the lecturer’s screen is enabled in the
conference Profile.
Enabling the Automatic Switching
>> In the Profile Properties - Video Settings dialog box, select the Lecturer View Switching
check box.
This option is activated when the conference includes more sites than windows in the
selected layout. If this option is disabled, the participants will be displayed in the
selected video layout without switching.
For more information about Profile definition, see "Defining Profiles” on page 1-10.
Selecting the Conference Lecturer
A conference can be set to Lecture Mode when:
• Defining a new ongoing Conference, after the adding or defining the participant to be
designated as lecturer
• During an ongoing conference, after the participant (to be designated as lecturer) has
connected to the conference.
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